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RFT Search Group: Specialized executive search since 2012

Executive Search for Established Business Owners

You’ve spent years building your company. When a key hire is at stake, you need an executive search partner who speaks your language, not a high-volume agency.

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Three Hiring Challenges We Eliminate

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Burdened Employees

Your team is already maxed out. Recruiting diverts focus from revenue.

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Costly Mistakes

One bad hire can cost 2–3× salary. We reduce the risk.

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No In-House Expertise

Full-time recruiting staff is overkill. We deliver retained-search quality on-demand.

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Our Proven 4-Step Process*

The 4-step process outlined applies exclusively to our Direct Hire executive recruiting service. Other offerings follow customized workflows.

Discovery Call

Owner-to-owner conversation. You won’t talk to a call center, you get personalized attention with us.

Recruiting Campaign

Together we develop a custom strategy to make your vision a reality.

Candidates

Vetted through interview and proprietary assessment tool

Placement & Guarantee

We stand behind our executive searches for 5 years! We have confidence and you get peace of mind!

Industries We Serve

Manufacturing

sales executive recruiters – VP of Sales reviewing sales pipeline with regional directors in strategy session — RFT places proven sales executives who scale revenue for Midwest manufacturers and distributors.

Sales Leadership

Stamping

family business recruiter – multi-generational owners reviewing blueprints in workshop for legacy planning — RFT helps family businesses recruit non-family executives who honor culture while driving growth.

Family-Owned Enterprises

cfo recruiter – finance executive analyzing revenue reports and cash flow charts with team — RFT places CFOs and finance VPs who deliver profitability for Midwest manufacturers.

Finance / CFO

management recruiters – general manager consulting operations lead in modern office hallway — RFT recruits GMs and COOs who align strategy with owner vision for Midwest firms.

General Management

What Our Clients Say

I asked Linda to find an Executive Assistant and a CFO for my company. She was thorough in understanding our needs and the type of person that would succeed with us. In both cases the search took some time, but the results were fantastic. I could not be happier with the additions to our team. I would not hesitate to use the services of RFT Search group in the future.

Joel – OwnerCompany Name

My organization has been working with Linda as our sole external recruiter for nearly 8 years. What we appreciated most about Linda upon first working with her was her desire to learn the ins and outs of our organization. She took the time to not only learn our culture so she could best assess a candidate’s fit, but she also spent time with various members of our team to better ensure she fully understood our needs. Linda has given our internal HR team a tremendous amount of relief by weeding out candidates that weren’t a fit for our organization and presenting double digits of successful new hires. Now, nearly 8 years after she first started partnering with our organization she is even more confident our needs and identifying strong candidates. I trust Linda wholeheartedly to represent my organization as the first point of contact during the critical time of interviewing.

Lauren – HR

Linda and Jason –
Thanks for your advice and resources in our search that resulted in (name redacted). Your counsel was very helpful and it helps us feel good about the decision we made! Please enjoy this gift card and a night out on us! Happy New Year!

Dan – OwnerCompany Name